Petrochemicals - 18 January 2017

Braskem has announced the startup of its new UTEC Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) production plant.

The Port of Antwerp has announced it has finished 2016 with definite growth in total freight volume of 2.7%.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects US production of ethylene to increase to an average of 1.7 million bpd in 2018.

SOCAR has selected Axens’ AlphaButol technology for its GPC project in Azerbaijan.

Westwood Professional Services has announced its acquisition of the San Antonio-based engineering firm Coursen-Koehler.